On the artists' road

Benoit craftsman of skiing: skis wood as works of art

Artisan of skiing, ski Benoit Paris realizes your dreams of racing skis profiles, powder skis great and wide, ultra light touring skis or Telemark. Single craftsman in France to manufacture wooden skis bespoke, Benoit made his mark. In his experimental workshop valley Ubaye opportunities skis do not seem to know no bounds.

Snow lovers are welcome lovers, connoisseurs, professionals, guides, ski instructors, elite athletes looking for the perfect ski. Limited production: Benoit performs thirty pairs per year, exclusively on command. And each pair of skis is born of an encounter with someone who does not take long to be conquered. Between prototype and artwork, each pair of skis is unique.

Workshop Benoit Pâris - Thuiles

Flavors distilled at the distillery Millon-Rousseau

Wild harvest or cultivation, Daniel Millon and his wife Nicole Rousseau concoct drinks high in flavor. Raspberries in larch, are found fused the flavors of the valley in terms of subtle changes.

Distillery Millon-Rousseau - Méolans-Revel.

"Earthenware turrets": The art of delicacy

Turning a beautiful traditional farm village of Faucon Barcelonnette studio-shop "Earthenware Tourelles" opens its doors to the world of delicate china. In the right wing of the farm's large studio Stephanie Jean is tastefully decorated, displaying pieces with finely fringed grounds: tableware, decorative plates, bowls openwork lamp stands, bathroom sets, gifts Announcements, reproductions of old pieces ... 

Lavender blue cobalt blue, shades of blue prevail. "It's a color that I love working and I control a color chart that I associate willingly with multicolored compounds of ocher and green ones at school Moustier," says Stephanie absorbed in a setting lavender. One can only admire the balance and symmetry to structure his compositions. 

Workshop Stephanie Jean - Pottery Tourelles - Falcon Barcelonnette

Creation of perennial flowers: Ceramics at the service of Mother Nature 

Houseleek, alpine columbine, wild pansy, lily, queen of the Alps ... You love Alpe, Jeanne Pierrette Lascombe ceramic shapes of flowers whose mimicry of shapes and colors makes it more lifelike. The subtle details would be born almost evanescent fragrance that captivates the senses. The rustle of a leaf, the inclination of a petal, or the dance of a stem expresses the fragility of the flowers of the Alpe. An ode to biodiversity, beyond the ephemeral seasons away from the ridge where it flourished for a short time, brought the alpine flora in a more eternal reign, that of art. An art that helps to protect endangered species.

Workshop Pierrette Lascombes - Villars-de-la-Condamine - Shop in Jausiers

The mill of Robert

End mill valley, mill Abriès is active since the seventeenth century. Passionate, Robert Martin on the alert: reviving ancient gestures, he spreads his own wheat on the fly, ensures the crop and the whole transformation process. The mill appears to be an enchanted world where magic water works on the big stone. And Robert is delighted to unveil the secrets of its "white gold", a unique meal. And to conclude the visit, our sucker will not fail you drag the family recipe to make a specialty of the valley, fresh pasta! 

The mill Abriès - Robert Martin - Jausiers 

Villars Farm Discovery: A World Agricultural 

Located at the foot of Col de la Bonnette in the small village of Lans, a farming family invites you to discover their operations. Anne-Claude and Joel Rougon open the doors of the family farm on the traditional world of sheep. The visitors, farmers will have the joy of a direct contact with animals. They can give the bottle to feed the lambs or sheep under the watchful eye of the Poitou donkey! The farm is part of the "Welcome to the Farm" from the Chamber of Agriculture. 

Firm discovery of Villars - Lans - Jausiers

Michel Anasse or childhood of art: A workshop - museum

Renowned sculptor, Michel Anasse just celebrated his 60 year career. Located in the Valley Ubaye for over 30 years alongside his wife, Nicole, Michael has worked tirelessly in his immense studio, museum instead of "Stables of Condamine. Monumental sculptures, pictorial creations, metal sculptures evoking human conflicts, Vallauris pottery for years ... Crossed gravity and malice, his artistic world evokes the great contradictions of modernity.

Workshop Anasse Michel - "La Condamine Stables"

A workshop of wooden toys: As in fairy tales

L'Atelier de la Marmotte is located in the remote village of Great Serenne Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye. Marielle and Frederic Bret working to design lovely wooden toys. The inhabitant of alpine meadows, the marmot, is the mascot of the house: it has a host of toys in his image. But Marielle and Frederick also combine larch and Swiss stone in a wide range of toys and decorative objects ... A wealth of treasure for the whole family!

Workshop Groundhog - Great Serenne - Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye